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Evan Cheng

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Mysten Labs · Founder at Sui

United States

Writes $25K – $150K checks · typically $50K

FoundedMysten Labs$2BSui

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About

Evan Cheng is the co-founder and CEO of Mysten Labs, a company developing infrastructure for web3. He has previously worked as a technical leader and as an engineer, and has received recognition from the ACM for contributions to computer science.

Founder at Mysten Labs

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Mysten Labs's investors · 42

a16z cryptoMenlo ParkAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2023Apollosince 2022Arrington CapitalMiamiArrington XRP CapitalSeattle · $100K – $5M checksBasecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checksBig Brain HoldingsLos AngelesBinance LabsMalta · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2021ChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksCircle & Co.$125K – $750K checks · since 2023Circle Venturessince 2022Coinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023CVP NoLimitGrand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksDentsu VenturesTokyo · since 2022Electric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksFellowsCampbellFigmentNew YorkFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2023Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksHarlem Capitalsince 2021Jump CryptoChicago · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022Koolen and PartnersSao Paulo · since 2021L'ATTITUDE VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checks · since 2021Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022Lvna CapitalMiamiMark Cubansince 2021Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021No Limit Holdings (NLH)Grand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2022Prime PartnersTokyoRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksRyze LabsMiamiSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Side Door VenturesFernandina Beach · $300K – $5M checksSino Global CapitalBeijing · since 2022Standard CryptoSymbolic CapitalNew York · since 2022

Co-founders at Mysten Labs

AAAdeniyi Abiodun
Adeniyi AbiodunFounder
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Kostas Kryptos ChalkiasFounder
SBSam Blackshear
Sam BlackshearFounder

Founder at Sui

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Sui's investors · 18

Bixin CapitalBeijingBixin VenturesBorderless VentureClermontCoinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksCrypto DiscoverCVP NoLimitGrand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksD11-LabsElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksHack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksHyperchain CapitalSingaporeKosmos VenturesPerthL2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)San FranciscoLvna CapitalMiamiNo Limit Holdings (NLH)Grand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksRyze LabsMiamiStandard CryptoSublime VenturesVancouverWWVentures$250K – $500K checks

Experience

  1. Mysten LabsCo-founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentEarth
  2. Novi FinancialDirector of R&D, Novi Financial2018 — 2021
  3. FacebookDirector of Engineering, Programming Languages & Runtimes2015 — 2018United States
  4. AppleSenior Manager, Low Level Tools2015United States
  5. AppleSenior Manager, Compilation Technologies2013 — 2015
  6. AppleSenior Manager, LLVM Backend2011 — 2013
  7. AppleEngineering Manager, LLVM Backend2008 — 2011
  8. AppleSenior Compiler Engineer2005 — 2008
  9. Synfora Inc.Senior Principal Engineer2004 — 2005
  10. Equator Technologies, Inc.Engineer / Engineering Manager1997 — 2004

Skills & more

Development Tools5Simulations5Optimizations2Architecture6Compilers43LLVM6Debugging14Distributed Systems8Computer Architecture8ARM32Processors19Optimization15
+12 moreAlgorithmsGPUArchitecturesGCCSoftware EngineeringARM ArchitectureC++CEmbedded SystemsEmbedded SoftwareOpen SourceDevice Drivers

Languages Chinese · English

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Colleagues at Mysten Labs

Adeniyi Abiodun
Founder at Mysten Labs
Deborah M. McGriff
Managing Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund

Network8

Aneel RanadiveScout
Managing Partner at Soma Capital
Dave FontenotScout
GP & CEO at HF0
Frank ChangScout
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Furqan RydhanScout
Entrepreneur + Investor + Technologist
Hubert ThieblotScout
General Partner at Founders
Marc BhargavaScout
Managing Director at General Catalyst
Helen Liang
Founder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures
Ray Wu
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Evan Cheng?
Evan Cheng is the co-founder and CEO of Mysten Labs, a company developing infrastructure for web3. He has previously worked as a technical leader and as an engineer, and has received recognition from the ACM for contributions to computer science.
Where does Evan Cheng work?
Evan Cheng is Founder of Mysten Labs and Co-Founder, CEO at Mysten Labs and Founder at Sui.
What check size does Evan Cheng write?
Evan Cheng typically writes checks of $25K – $150K.
What companies did Evan Cheng found?
Evan Cheng founded Mysten Labs, Sui.
What companies has Evan Cheng invested in?
Investments tracked here include AmberBox Gunshot Detection, Armory, Asher Bio, BIOS Health, BrainKey, Darmiyan, Experiment, HistoWiz, Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs), Kernal Biologics, Kontigo, Level, and 6 more.
Where did Evan Cheng go to school?
Evan Cheng studied at Syracuse University (MS, Computer Science); Marietta College (BS, Computer Science and Math).

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